Volume-priced qualifications in adult care, residential childcare, children's services leadership and early years, for your own workforce and the providers you commission. Add workforce short-course licences, DBS and BPSS checks and our care management apps, all on one quote and one invoice.
Choose one service or combine them. Everything is quoted together, so you deal with one supplier for workforce development, recruitment checks and care management technology.
Levels 2 to 5 across adult care, residential childcare, fostering and children's services leadership, early years, and internal and external quality assurance.
10% to 25% off list price by volume
Licensed access to our library of over 200 short courses in adult care, residential childcare, early years and professional practice, for staff who are not on a full qualification.
From £10 per learner per year
Standard and enhanced DBS checks, with or without barred lists, through a DBS-registered umbrella body, plus BPSS screening for government roles.
Quoted per check, reduced with qualifications
Our apps for the services you run or commission, linked to our qualifications and short courses:
Book a demo for council pricing
A hands-on drone manufacturing programme starting at Level 3, from the basics to building multirotor drones, mixing technical study with apprenticeship-style practical work.
See all engineering and manufacturing courses
Quoted per cohort
Buy a block of qualification places or licences and allocate them to the independent care providers, children's homes and nurseries you commission.
Same volume tiers apply across the block
Discounts apply to the total number of qualification learners on one order or framework call-off, across any mix of qualifications. Prices are per learner for the full qualification, as listed on each course page. Orvanta Open College is not VAT registered, so no VAT is added.
5–19 learners
20–49 learners
50–99 learners
100+ learners
| Qualification | List price | Team 5–19 learners | Service 20–49 learners | Authority 50–99 learners | Partnership 100+ learners |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Diploma in CareAdult Social Care · 9–12 months | £799 | £719 | £679 | £639 | £599 |
| Level 3 Diploma in Adult CareAdult Social Care · 12–18 months | £799 | £719 | £679 | £639 | £599 |
| Level 4 Diploma in Adult CareAdult Social Care · 12–18 months | £899 | £809 | £764 | £719 | £674 |
| Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult CareAdult Social Care · 15–24 months | £999 | £899 | £849 | £799 | £749 |
| Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England)Residential Childcare · 12–18 months | £899 | £809 | £764 | £719 | £674 |
| Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare (England)Residential Childcare · 15–24 months | £1,250 | £1,125 | £1,062 | £1,000 | £938 |
| Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children and Young People's Services (CYP Management)Children's Services & Fostering · 12–18 months | £1,250 | £1,125 | £1,062 | £1,000 | £938 |
| Level 2 Diploma for the Early Years PractitionerEarly Years & Childcare · 9–12 months | £899 | £809 | £764 | £719 | £674 |
| Level 3 Diploma in Early YearsEarly Years & Childcare · 12–18 months | £999 | £899 | £849 | £799 | £749 |
| Level 3 Extended Diploma for Working in the Early YearsEarly Years & Childcare · 12–18 months | £1,250 | £1,125 | £1,062 | £1,000 | £938 |
| Level 5 Diploma for the Early Years Senior PractitionerEarly Years & Childcare · 15–24 months | £1,250 | £1,125 | £1,062 | £1,000 | £938 |
| Level 4 Certificate in External Quality Assurance of Assessment EQAIQA & EQA · 6–12 months | £499 | £449 | £424 | £399 | £374 |
| Level 4 Certificate in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment IQAIQA & EQA · 6–12 months | £499 | £449 | £424 | £399 | £374 |
Prices are per learner, correct at publication and confirmed on your quote. Learners must meet each qualification's entry and workplace requirements.
Annual per-learner licences for staff who need CPD and refresher learning rather than a full qualification.
| Learners | Price per learner per year | Example annual cost |
|---|---|---|
| 25 to 99 | £18 | 50 learners: £900 |
| 100 to 499 | £14 | 250 learners: £3,500 |
| 500 to 1,999 | £10 | 1,000 learners: £10,000 |
| 2,000 or more (area-wide) | Quoted | Combined authority or regional licence |
The Department of Health and Social Care's scheme lets eligible adult social care employers, including local authorities, reclaim the cost of listed qualifications for non-regulated care staff. For courses paid for between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2027, the maximum is:
Claims are made by the employer to NHS Business Services Authority after paying, with proof of payment, and funding is limited. We provide receipted invoices for every learner. Check the scheme guidance on GOV.UK for eligibility.
Guides: Why combined authorities should fund training with full oversight · Adult care training refund scheme 2026-27
Yes. Councils, combined authorities and other public bodies can buy qualifications, short-course licences, DBS and BPSS checks and our care management apps in bulk. You request a quote, raise a purchase order and we invoice you.
Volume discounts apply automatically from 5 learners: 10% off for 5 to 19 learners, 15% for 20 to 49, 20% for 50 to 99 and 25% for 100 or more. For example, the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care is £799 per learner at list price and £599 at the Partnership tier.
Yes. Many councils and combined authorities fund training for the independent providers they commission. You can buy a block of places and allocate them to providers; we enrol the learners and report progress to you.
The Department of Health and Social Care's Learning and Development Support Scheme lets eligible employers, including local authorities, reclaim the cost of listed qualifications for non-regulated adult social care staff, up to a maximum per qualification. For courses paid for between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2027 the maximum is £835 for the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care and £1,100 for the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care. Eligibility rules, evidence requirements and claim windows apply, and funding is limited.
By purchase order and invoice, with 30-day payment terms. For orders of 50 learners or more we can split invoicing into stages. We do not take card payments for council orders.
Yes. The qualifications are regulated by Ofqual. Orvanta Open College is an approved centre (centre number 11000895) that delivers and assesses them. Our manufacturing programme is designed by Orvanta and is not an Ofqual-regulated qualification.
Yes. We arrange standard and enhanced DBS checks, with or without barred lists, through a DBS-registered umbrella body, and BPSS checks. These are quoted per check, with a reduced rate when ordered alongside qualifications.
Tell us what you need and roughly how many learners. We will send a formal quote you can raise a purchase order against.